10 Futuristic and Deadly Weapons from WWII You Never Knew Actually Existed

Posted on Mar 31, 2016

The Second World War was one of the hardest periods in human history. When it ended in 1945, the total death toll was over 60 million. To win the war, both the Allies and the Axis Powers had to invent cutting edge technology which was way ahead of its time. Check out the 10 most bizarre futuristic weapons which you never knew existed in WWII.

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Antonov A-40: The Flying Tank

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A prototype of this tank with wings was made in 1942. This was a Soviet attempt to create a more efficient means of transportation for tanks. The Russians, led by previous successful attempts at dropping tanks from the air directly into a battlefield, wanted to combine a tank with a glider. However, the Antonov A-40 wasn't used due to a lack of a sufficiently powered aircrafts which were required to tow the vehicle.